www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk | reflections of a disordered personality -   Reflections of a disordered personality - a record of a mental health service user's journey. There's no axe to grind, just a desire for the truth, as I see it, to be told. I will try to post about positive aswell as negative experiences, and to give credit where credit is due. There are…

  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/assertiveness/ Assertiveness | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - Assertiveness is something I have always struggled with on a personal level. I can be assertive about things which don't involve my own personal needs, but I struggle to assert my own personal needs. This is quite possibly due to a lack of self-confidence in the validity of my emotions and instincts and personal beliefs,…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/getting-fit-and-healthy/ Getting fit and healthy | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I've neglected this blog for about a week or so now because I've been busy doing other things. I often find that when my mood picks up and I get more motivated and enthusiastic, my writing suffers. I suppose it is a good indicator that things are improving but I do need to ensure that…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/spring-has-sprung/ Spring has sprung | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - The good weather over the past few days has really given me a boost and I have been outside alot more - I spent a whole afternoon during the week in the back yard clearing out all the dead plants from the pots, planting some seed potatoes, tidying up the greenhouse and shed, and turning…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/getting-really-fed-up-with-my-cpn-now/ Getting really fed up with my CPN now | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I was due to have an appointment at home with my CPN on Wed (today is now Friday) at 4pm. This appointment had been rearranged following her mix up with an appointment a couple of weeks ago where she was expecting to see me on a certain day but had muddled up the appointment times.…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/easter-new-clothes-gp-and-cpn-appointments/ Easter, new clothes, GP and CPN appointments | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I haven't blogged since Sunday morning and it is now Wednesday morning, because I did end up going to stay with my friend and her family after all. I got my arse well and truly kicked over the phone by my mate when I spoke to her to say that I just couldn't get myself…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/not-belonging/ A sense of not belonging | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I made the effort and went out yesterday afternoon and spent a few hours "helping" out at the Open Day. Except that there wasn't really anything for me to help with, so I actually just spent the time standing around chatting to people, trying to find an excuse for why I've not been involved since…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/04/03/naughty-fingers/ Naughty fingers | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I didn't blog yesterday despite having quite alot to write about because I just couldn't be bothered. That is strange as it is the first time in 2 months that has happened. I have missed the odd other day or two because I have had a busy day and have been too tired to blog…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/mirtazapine-reduction/ Mirtazapine reduction | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I have decided to reduce the Mirtazapine by only taking half of a 30 mg tablet. I started on the reduced dose last night and so far haven't noticed any difference but it's probably too early yet. I just can't keep consuming vast quantities of anything remotely edible late at night an hour after taking…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/am-i-being-assertive-or-awkward/ Am I being assertive or awkward? | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I've had an email this morning from my CPN with a brief apology for getting mixed up about yesterday's appointment. She has suggested a date for an appointment with the OT support worker who (I hope) is going to help me tackle some healthy living issues - meal plans, exercise etc, and the date suggested…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/cpn-appointment-today/ CPN appointment today | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I've got an appointment with my CPN this afternoon. At least, I am supposed to have one but she might have got the date wrong. I got an email from her last Friday saying that she had been expecting to see me that day. I knew that I wouldn't have arranged an appointment for Friday…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/bottled-out-of-the-dentists-appointment/ Bottled out of the dentist’s appointment | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I had a dentist appointment for this afternoon but I've bottled out and have phoned to cancel it, saying that I was ill. I feel bad about lying but I just couldn't face it. It's a 40 mile round trip and parking is always a nightmare, both in trying to find somewhere and then making…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/the-unfairness-of-losing-an-hour/ The unfairness of losing an hour | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - Just as I was beginning to get into a better sleep routine, the loss of an hour today has screwed it up again. It seems so unfair. I had gradually been getting into a routine whereby I was regularly waking and getting up before 9am most days - it had taken months to get to…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/recovering-from-an-11-hour-day-out/ Recovering from an 11 hour day out | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I'm really really tired this morning although mentally quite alert. I've had a decent lie in, waking up about 9.45 am, and I'm here trying to organise my thoughts about what to do today. I went out yesterday to a service users meeting, leaving home about 9.30am, and didn't get home till 8pm. That's why…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/6-years-at-the-same-address/ 6 years at the same address | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I have just realised that it is exactly 6 years ago today that I got the keys to my house and moved in. For someone who has had 30+ addresses in their life, to have had the same address for 6 years is a big thing. The longest I have ever lived anywhere is for…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/feeling-guilty-about-not-being-a-very-good-friend/ Feeling guilty about not being a very good friend | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - I've been avoiding talking to my very best good friend on the phone. We live an hour's drive apart and she doesn't drive and so we don't see each other very much, only when I have got some spare cash to pay for the fuel to go to see her when I am well enough.…
  • https://mentalhealthserviceuser.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/headache-lurking/ Headache lurking | www.mentalhealthserviceuser.me.uk - My headache came back during the service users meeting yesterday afternoon- we were discussing ESA and other benefit problems and I had quite alot to say on the subject and was quite tense and jittery, so I suspect it was anxiety related. The meeting was ok though although sadly there weren't very many people there.…

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